A recent survey from Teletrac Navman, a cloud-based GPS fleet-tracking software company, revealed that construction firms are planning to raise pay, implement more training, and increase on-the-job safety standards to make construction jobs more attractive to younger workers.
According to Forbes, The 2017 Global Construction Benchmark Report revealed that the construction market has been suffering from a labor shortage. Baby boomers are aging out of the market and there are not enough millennials who are interested in filling the void.
Other industry reports paint a picture of a booming hotel and apartment construction industry that has been on the rise and will continue to grow. However, the average age of a construction worker is 42, and the industry overall is falling short of high-quality labor.
